Comment by hedora

What’s illegal about stubs + extracting certs?

If the certificates were used for copy protection, the DMCA might apply. If they weren’t part of the API, copyright might apply. Patent law doesn’t apply, and trade secrets don’t enjoy legal protection.

They could argue you’re in violation of their terms of service, but their remedy for that is to kick you off the services you’re actively avoiding.

Is there some other law I’m missing?